BEC中级单词汇总.doc

1a：Take over / takeover / overtakeTurnover: sales; number of times a particular stock of goods is sold and restocked during a given period of time.The number of workers hired by an establishment to replace those who have left in a given period of time.Expatriate: v.tr. To send into exile.流放 To remove (oneself) from residence in one's native land.使放弃国籍v.intr. To give up residence in one's homeland. 移居国外To renounce allegiance to one's homeland.n. One who has taken up residence in a foreign country. 移居国外的人One who has renounced one's native land.放弃国籍的人adj.Residing in a foreign country; expatriated: 移居国外的；被流放的"She delighted in the bohemian freedom enjoyed by the expatriate artists, writers, and performers living in Rome"Return: 1、The profit made on an exchange of goods. 2、A profit or yield, as from labor or investments. Often used in the plural. 3、 Output or yield per unit rather than cost per unit, as in the manufacturing of a particular product.Seminar：A meeting for an exchange of ideas; a conference1b:Bilingual：n.A person who uses or is able to use two languages, especially with equal fluencyadj. a. Using or able to use two languages, especially with equal or nearly equal fluency. b. Using two languages in some proportion in order to facilitate learning by students who have a native proficiency in one language and are acquiring proficiency in the other:Dominance/dominate：1、To control, govern, or rule by superior authority or power: Successful leaders dominate events rather than react to them. 2、To exert a supreme, guiding influence on or over: Ambition dominated their lives. 3、To enjoy a commanding, controlling position in: a drug company that dominates the tranquilizer market. 4、To overlook from a height: a view from the cliffside chalet that dominates the valley.Understate：1、To state with less completeness or truth than seems warranted by the facts. 2、To express with restraint or lack of emphasis, especially ironically or for rhetorical effect. 3、To state (a quantity, for example) that is too low: understate corporate financial worth.Culture-specific：某一文化所特有的（未找到英文解释）Subsidiary (> 50% voting stock) vs. parent company：1、a company that is completely controlled by another company/an assistant subject to theauthority or control of another2、Serving to assist or supplement; auxiliary. 3、Secondary in importance; subordinateCross-cultural issues:跨文化问题Cross-cultural：1、Comparing or dealing with two or more different culturesAwareness：1、having knowledge of2、state of elementary or undifferentiated consciousnessCancel ：1、To annul or invalidate.Confirm：1、To support or establish the certainty or validity of; verify. 2、To make firmer; strengthen: Working on the campaign confirmed her intention to go into politics. 3、To make valid or binding by a formal or legal act; ratify. 4、To administer the religious rite of confirmation to.2a:Enhance：1、To make greater, as in value, beauty, or effectiveness; augment. 2、To provide with improved, advanced, or sophisticated features: computer software enhanced with cutting-edge functionalitiesFacility:1、Ease in moving, acting, or doing; aptitude2、Readiness to be persuaded; pliability. 3、Something that facilitates an action or process. Often used in the plural. 4、Something created to serve a particular function Flexibility:1、Capable of being bent or flexed; pliable. 2、Capable of being bent repeatedly without injury or damage.3、 Susceptible to influence or persuasion; tractable. 4、Responsive to change; adaptable: a flexible schedule.Cater to:1、To provide food or entertainment. 2、To be particularly attentive or solicitous; minister 3、To provide food service for: a business that caters banquets and weddings. 4、To attend to the wants or needs of.Corporate events:公司的重大事件、企业活动2b：Hospitality : Cordial and generous reception of or disposition toward guests，An instance of cordial and generous treatment of guests.Fact-finding: Fact-finding is the job of a person or group of persons in a judicial or administrative proceeding that has or have the responsibility of determining the facts relevant to decide a controversy.Place an order with: 订货Finalise: Not to be changed or reconsidered，Forming or occurring at the endStopover：An interruption in the course of a journey for stopping or visiting at a certain placeSport event：运动事件Corporate event: Any event that brings material change to a company and affects its stakeholders. This includes shareholders, both common and preferred, as well as bondholders. These events are generally approved by the company's board of directors; shareholders are permitted to vote on some events as well.Recipe:1、A set of directions with a list of ingredients for making or preparing something, especially food. 2、A formula for or means to a desired end: a recipe for success. 3、A medical prescription.(put sth. at sbs) disposal：清除、排列、布置Alternative：1.To change or make different; modify: altered my will. 2.To adjust (a garment) for a better fit. 3.To castrate or spay (an animal, such as a cat or a dog).3a:Catalogue / catalog：A list or itemized display, as of titles, course offerings, or articles for exhibition or sale, usually including descriptive information or illustrations. A publication, such as a book or pamphlet, containing such a list or display: a catalog of fall fashions; a seed catalog.Article：1、An individual thing or element of a class; a particular object or item: an article of clothing; articles of food. 2、A particular section or item of a series in a written document, as in a contract, constitution, or treaty. 3、 A nonfictional literary composition that forms an independent part of a publication, as of a newspaper or magazine.Concerning：referring or directing attention to;about sth;involving sb/sthRegarding：In reference to; with respect to; concerningDeadline：A time limit, as for payment of a debt or completion of an assignment3b:Delivery (date)：The final date by which the underlying commodity for a futures contract must be delivered in order for the terms of the contract to be fulfilled.Inflows：1.The act or process of flowing in or into: an inflow of water; an inflow of information.2.Something that flows in or into: a lake fed by a freshwater inflowOutflow: 1.The act or process of flowing out: watched the outflow of the tide.2.a.Something that flows out: an outflow of water from a power plant.b.The amount flowing out: a heavy outflow of cash from the country.To issue or stream out, in or as if in a flow: Too much money is outflowing from our household.Net of cash outflows and inflows attributable to a corporate investment project.Down payment:  A type of payment made in cash during the onset of the purchase of an expensive good/service. The payment typically represents only a percentage of the full purchase price; in some cases it is not refundable if the deal falls through. Financing arrangements are made by the purchaser to cover the remaining amount owed to the seller. A percentage of the total purchase price of an item that is proffered when the item is bought on credit.Discount:折扣：Early settlement discount:1、Typically, an early discount is a reduced amount offered for paying before a certain date. For instance, if you owe $100 to Joe's Crab Shack, they may offer an early discount of $5 for paying before the 25th of the month, reducing your bill to $95.Labour cost: 1、That part of the cost of goods and services attributable to wages, especially for direct laborOutstanding (balance)：not settled or resolved: debtPublicly issued and sold: stockFinance: to borrow/raise money for a certain purpose Interest:1、A charge for a loan, usually a percentage of the amount loaned. 2、An excess or bonus beyond what is expected or due.Credit: buy now pay laterInventory / stockInventory：1、A detailed, itemized list, report, or record of things in one's possession, especially a periodic survey of all goods and materials in stock. 2、The quantity of goods and materials on hand; stock.Stock: 1、A supply accumulated for future use; a store. 2、The total merchandise kept on hand by a merchant, commercial establishment, warehouse, or manufacturer.The difference between stock and inventory is that stock is what you have if you're selling items. Inventory includes what you have as your belongings.Delivery：the act of delivering or distributing somethingPenalty charges：a record of the financial situation of an institution on a particular date by listing its assets and the claims against those assetsBalance sheet：资产负债表Cash flow statement：现金流量表Income statement：a financial statement that gives operating results for a specific period4aAfter-sales services:  售后服务 After Sales,is any kind of assistance provided by a company after the initial sale. Most commonly. it is a service provided by most companies involved in selling and producing products. The service provides support and assistance after the sale, i.e. if you buy a car, you may require aftersales support if a part fails shortly after purchase.Environmental-friendly:对环境无害的Also called "eco-friendly," it refers to any product or service that is not harmful to the atmosphere or surroundings. It also implies that the same precautions were taken in the manufacturing of the productUser-friendliness : n. 用户使用方便 Easy to use or learn to use:Brand stretching  n. 品牌扩张 (Brand extension)A common method of launching a new product by using an existing brand name on a new product in a different category. A company using brand extension hopes to leverage its existing customer base and brand loyalty to increase its profits with a new product offering.For brand extension to be successful, there usually must be some logical association between the original product and the new one. A weak or nonexistent association can result in brand dilution. Also, if a brand extension is unsuccessful, it can harm the parent brand.Diversify:  vt. 使多样化，使变化11. To give variety to; vary: diversify a menu. 2. To extend (business activities) into disparate fields. To distribute (investments) among different companies or securities in order to limit losses in the event of a fall in a particular market or industry. To spread out activities or investments, especially in business.Saturated:1、Unable to hold or contain more; full. 2、Soaked with moisture; drenched. 3、Chemistry. 1. Combined with or containing all the solute that can normally be dissolved at a given temperature. 2. Of or relating to an organic compound, especially a fatty acid, containing the maximum number of hydrogen atoms and only single bonds between the carbon atoms.Prospect：1、Something expected; a possibility. 2、 Chances. 2. Financial expectations, especially of success. The direction in which an object, such as a building, faces; an outlook. Something presented to the eye; a scene: a pleasant prospect. The act of surveying or examining. 1. The location or probable location of a mineral deposit. 2. An actual or probable mineral deposit. c. The mineral yield obtained by working an ore. Possibility：The fact or state of being possible. Something that is possible. possibilities Potentiality for favorable or interesting resultsClient：The party for which professional services are rendered, as by an attorney. A customer or patron: clients of the hotel. A person using the services of a social services agency. One that depends on the protection of another. A c lient state.  Computer Science. A computer or program that can download files for manipulation, run applications, or request application-based services from a file server.Candidate：A person who seeks or is nominated for an office, prize, or honor. A student who has nearly completed the requirements for a degree. One that seems likely to gain a certain position or come to a certain fate Loyalty schemes;  忠诚方案 -A scheme where the corporation is loyal to the customers until expenses are covered Bonus  n. 奖金；红利 -1 A sum of money or an equivalent given to an employee in addition to the employee's usual compensation.  2 A sum of money in addition to salary that is given to a professional athlete for signing up with a team. 3 A subsidy from a government to an industry.  4 A sum of money paid by a government to a war veteran.  5 A premium, as of stock, that is given by a corporation to another party, such as a purchaser of its securities.  6 A sum of money that is paid by a corporation in excess of interest or royalties charged for the granting of a privilege or a loan to that corporationMortgages  按揭-n.  1 A temporary, conditional pledge of property to a creditor as security for performance of an obligation or repayment of a debt.  2 A contract or deed specifying the terms of a mortgage.  3 The claim of a mortgagee upon mortgaged property.-v. -gaged, -gag·ing, -gag·es.  1 To pledge or convey (property) by means of a mortgage.  2 To make subject to a claim or risk; pledge against a doubtful outcome: mortgaged their political careers by taking an unpopular stand.Savings account  储蓄帐户 -Savings accounts are accounts maintained by retail financial institutions that pay interest but cannot be used directly as money (for example, by writing a cheque). These accounts let customers set aside a portion of their liquid assets while earning a monetary return.另外还有类似的  transactional (checking) account, money market account, and time deposit.Publicity  n. 宣传;广告1.1. Information that concerns a person, group, event, or product and that is disseminated through various media to attract public notice. 2. Public interest, notice, or notoriety achieved by the spreading of such information. c. The act, process, or occupation of disseminating information to gain public interest. 2. The condition of being public. 3.PR (public relations )公共关系;公关营销 1. (used with a sing. verb) The art or science of establishing and promoting a favorable relationship with the public. 2. (used with a pl. verb) The methods and activities employed to establish and promote a favorable relationship with the public. 3. (used with a sing. or pl. verb) The degree of success obtained in achieving a favorable relationship with the public. 4.Overhead:operating expenses of a business （rent, gas/electricity, wages）经常费用n. 1. The operating expenses of a business, including the costs of rent, utilities, interior decoration, and taxes, exclusive of labor and materials. Cover:To protect by insurance保险覆盖1 To hide or screen from view or knowledge; conceal: covered up his misdemeanors. 1. To protect or shield from harm, loss, or danger. 2. To protect by insurance: took out a new policy that will cover all